Wildlife News
KPCW interview with SPSW and UDOT-SR 224 speed limit reduced to 45 mph from Kimball Junction to Payday Drive
https://www.kpcw.org/park-city/2022-09-22/55-mph-was-reduced-to-45mph-on-hwy-224-in-park-city-this-week
How to stay safe if you encounter a moose Published: Monday, June 6, 2022, 8:00 am SALT LAKE CITY — You are in the middle of a hike to your favorite waterfall. You come around a corner and notice a large moose in the middle of the trail. What should you do? Here are a...
Group wants wildlife overpass near Park City after numerous crashes (Fox 13)
By: Lauren Steinbrecher Posted at 6:09 PM, Nov 24, 2021 and last updated 7:09 PM, Nov 24, 2021 SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — A wildlife group is asking UDOT to make changes to a highway between I-80 and Park City, saying there's been an alarming number of drivers hitting...
Save People Save Wildlife Advocates for WIldlife Mitigation Measures to Be Included in the SR 224 Rapid Transit Bus Plan
Park City, UT- This month, Save People Save Wildlife submitted a comment to the study team conducting the analysis for the SR 224 Rapid Transit Bus Plan to advocate for the inclusion of wildlife mitigation measures, such as crossings, in the final plan. For...
Chelsie Wardle: Most people don’t think of a wildlife vehicle collision as a life changing event… But for my family, it was.
Art Credit: Lucius Clark I was traveling about 65 miles per hour in my Lincoln Town Car with my youngest daughter in the passenger seat when a deer jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, my then husband had told me repeatedly to not swerve if a deer jumped out in...
Save People Save Wildlife Advances Wildlife and Motorist Safety in Conjunction with the Utah Department of Transportation and the Summit County Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SAVE PEOPLE SAVE WILDLIFE ADVANCES WILDLIFE AND MOTORIST SAFETY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL Ralph Hottinger, President of Save People Save Wildlife (Left) presenting Rob Stewart, UDOT...
Utah’s wildlife is dying from the inability to find food and water. Here’s how we can help:
Photo Credit: Canva Library Utah is currently one of the fastest growing states in the country and it’s easy to see why. Between our national parks, coveted economy, and best snow on earth, it’s no wonder people are lining up to move here. But did you know that we...
Avalanche barriers a “done deal” ? Why was public comment available a year after “approval”?
https://townlift.com/2021/04/vail-installing-avalanche-barriers-above-homes-at-the-canyons-this-summer/?fbclid=IwAR3OsZwu1r1fsXHEhVDWaiHDO7VIXFhPB63fLrM4gwFg4uUglTjoWMMW6hQ The avalanche barrier project application for low impact approval, was approved by the...
Examples of crossings that are working…both small and large scale.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MnCl54Hhi4 https://smartnews.link/w/MVN5 https://smartnews.link/news/sBGk
Wildlife overpass at Parleys Summit makes national and international news!
https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews/videos/animal-crossing/898895120641979/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/24/deer-bears-bobcats-watch-animals-utah-wildlife-bridge/6416713002/ https://www.facebook.com/136959382981749/videos/3416838815036581 ...